𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰

From Proto-Germanic *erþō. Cognate with Old English eorþe, Old High German erda.

𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 • (airþa) f

1. earth
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 2:13–14:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃.

     jah anaks warþ miþ þamma aggilau managei harjis himinakundis hazjandanē guþ jah qiþandanē: wulþus in hauhistjam guda jah ana airþai gawairþi in mannam gōdis wiljins.

     And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men of good will.

• 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (airþakunds, “born of earth, earthly”)
• 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (airþeins, “earthly, earthen”)